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United States Patent | 5,010,687 |
Hougard | April 30, 1991 |
A flowerpot, particularly for forcing plants while using automatic watering, comprising at its lowermost part at least one sideways-turning inlet (20) for cooperation with a bottom irrigation plant, said inlet (20) consitituting an access opening to a channel (18) extending under the pot, said channel having at least one sidewall (24) facing the filling of the pot, said sidewall--at a distance above the bottom of the pot (14)--being provided with at least one opening (26) for the passage of water. The channel (18) with the opening (26) may serve not only for supplying water to the pot filling and removal of water therefrom, but also as ventilation for the pot filling when the channel is not filled with water.
Inventors: | Hougard; Erling (Jyllinge, DK) |
Assignee: | OS Plastic A/S (Farum, DK) |
Appl. No.: | 566808 |
Filed: | August 10, 1990 |
Current U.S. Class: | 47/79; 47/63; 47/65.5 |
Intern'l Class: | A01G 009/02 |
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